LaRae Quy was an undercover and counterintelligence FBI agent for 24 years. She exposed foreign spies and recruited them to work for the U.S. Government. As an FBI agent, she developed the mental toughness to survive in environments of risk, uncertainty, and deception. Faced with stressful and fast-moving situations, she needed to move through barriers if she was to succeed.
Secrets of a Strong Mind Online Course
Based on real-life experiences and backed up with psychology and neuroscience, Secrets of a Strong Mind online course is 8 short modules of 5-minute videos.
It will help you to develop the mental resilience to overcome any challenge with confidence.
Are You Mentally Tough?
Mental toughness is believing you will prevail in your circumstances rather than believing your circumstances will change. It’s managing your emotions, thoughts, and behavior in ways that set you up for success in both business and life. Get your Mental Toughness Score – see where you excel and what areas need attention.
Secrets of a Strong Mind: How to Build Inner Strength to Overcome Life's Obstacles
A former FBI counter-espionage agent offers field-tested methods for readers to develop mental toughness. She provides a curated package of tools and techniques to help them realize they are capable of far more than they believe to be possible.
Mental Toughness for Women Leaders: 52 Tips To Recognize and Utilize Your Greatest Strengths
Confidence
Many successful people cite a lack of confidence just before they take the stage or embark on a new project. It’s normal folks, but it need not cripple us. A strong mind won’t wilt like a day old petunia. Remember the Biblical tale of David and Goliath? The runt overcomes the strong man. It’s a matter of attitude and belief in ourselves.
Why You Need Mental Toughness
Grit Under Pressure
Grit is an intrinsic desire to go beyond what you can easily accomplish with talent or skill.
Grit Under Pressure
- A deep sense of purpose because you believe your work is worth it.
- Purpose boils down to understanding how you can give your talents and skills back to the world.
- Motivation to go beyond what you can easily achieve with talent.
- Success is often where people stop on their way to being who they truly want to be.
- Conditions don’t have to be perfect to start if you pursue something that answers your “why” and is important to you.
- Great lives respond to a higher calling and purpose.
- Purpose is the linchpin of grit.
The Right Mindset
Mental toughness is not something you’re born with, it’s a mindset you can develop.
The Right Mindset
- Attitude is the difference between a mentally tough champion and a whiny wimp.
- Negative emotions make us uncomfortable but without discomfort, there is no change and no growth.
- It’s not a lack of fear that creates a strong mind; it’s how we deal with negative fear-based emotions.
- The greatest mental toughness weapon we have is our ability to choose one thought over another.
- Mental toughness requires positive thinking. Positive people know they will prevail in their circumstances rather than hope their circumstances will change.
When Life Sucks
Mental toughness gives you the ability to be comfortable with discomfort while producing inner confidence.
When Life Sucks
- Stability is a shut-off valve for the brain. You only learn when there’s uncertainty.
- Petri dishes full of new experiences will help you anticipate what it feels like to fail so you can respond and not react when the stakes are higher.
- Left in darkness, fear will grow and sabotage your efforts to move forward.
- The only difference between a rut and a coffin is their dimensions.
- Wisdom is understanding that we’re not sure we have all the right answers.
- Success won’t make you confident; confidence will make you successful.
- Shit Happens. Life is hard. Pain is inevitable. Growth is optional.
LaRae’s Recent Posts
7 Things Mentally Tough People Refuse To Think
I learned how to become mentally tough after I failed the interim physical fitness test at the FBI Academy. With this failure came the understanding that I was not so great after all and that I stood a good chance of being washed out. I became obsessed with improving...
4 Reasons Why Curiosity Is Critical To Your Success
Innovation, curiosity, and imagination are the secret brew that can take your career to the next level. These traits can also accelerate a company’s growth.
4 Ways To Handle Life’s Challenges
When we learn how to leverage our strengths to handle life’s challenges at an early age, it prepares us to overcome life’s challenges as adults.
5 Ways To Make Gratitude A Stronger Emotion
When you express gratitude, it has lasting effects on the brain. Gratitude has a self-perpetuating nature: The more you practice, the more you have.
How Empathy Makes You A More Effective Leader
Empathy is one of the most popular topics brought up for discussion by my executive coaching clients. It’s an important instrument in a leader’s toolbox.
Want Happiness? 3 Effective Ways To Take Charge Of Your Career
If you want happiness, it will need to be about more than money. If you make money your top priority, your soul will be sucked dry.
Why Most CEO’s Lack Emotional Intelligence
As a leader, you need to excel at handling conflict, and the need for emotional intelligence grows more important as you climb the ladder of success.
4 Ways To Get Through Hard Times
Setbacks are rarely easy. Whether it’s dealing with unemployment, a difficult job, or personal tragedies, we need mental toughness to get through hard times
7 Things Mentally Strong People Never Do
Mentally strong people take bold new directions that require grit and spunk. Where others see barriers, they see challenges to overcome.
4 Traits Essential For Success
There are many traits essential for success no matter your circumstances or situation. Here are 4 that you will need to get started.
Are YOU Mentally Tough?
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Mental toughness is believing you will prevail in your circumstances rather than believing your circumstances will change. Find your Mental Toughness score - see where you excel and what areas need attention.
